The second to last week of July Sandi and I traveled to Utah for a "Rhoades" vacation. It was just like being a kid again for me. The whole family went to my Grandma's cabin is Island Park, Idaho. It was the first time we've all taken a vacation together in probably seven years. It was a blast.
The first thing you need to know about Rhoades vacation's is outdoor toys. We had 14 people and we brought along 11 motorcycles, 2 four wheelers, a rhino, and 2 motorboats. And just so you know how much we love motorcycles, we didn't have room to bring them all so we had to leave a few behind.
We all spent a lot of time riding and everyone pretty much went down at least once and ended up with some bruises or road burn. Along with the bikes, we had two boats. One was for fishing and another for skiing, wakeboarding, or tubing. I don't have a lot of pictures from the boating since water and cameras don't mix too well.
We did catch quite a few fish and the boys were pretty excited about that.
With everyone together it was also time to play some card games. My brothers, sisters, and their spouses all sat around the first night and played some penny poker. Joe won the pot.
Aspen also happened to have her second birthday the week we were there and we had a big party and Grandma McKay showed up to celebrate with us.
Island Park also happens to be a short drive from Yellowstone so one day we loaded up and headed over. We saw buffalo
and elk
and geysers and stink pots
and waterfalls
and of course who could forget old faithful
wait for it
boom!
On top of all that fun, Sandi and I had been missing the mountains so much since coming from Iowa that we decided to go on a hike. We first drove up to Sawtell Peak and then hiked across to Mount Jefferson. In the picture below Mt Jefferson is on the left and Sawtell on the right.
Sawtell Peak has a FAA radar staiton and road, so we rode a motorcycle to the top. In the left corner of the picture you can just make out the Grand Tetons. It was an amazing view.
One to the North of Henry's Lake
One to the South looking at Island Park. Grandma's cabin is hidden in the trees somewhere in the picture.
The hike over to Mt Jefferson is about a 4.5 miles and around 1200 feet of elevation gain. We followed the ridgeline in the picture below.
The ridgeline represents the border between Idaho and Montana and we saw many of these boundary markers along the ridge.
It was a great hike and nice to be back in the mountains. Here is our picture on top the 10,203 ft peak.
We really had a good time on the vacation. I really look forward to doing it again.
So, to Mom, I owe a big THANK YOU! for organizing, planning, and just plain being amazing!
The first thing you need to know about Rhoades vacation's is outdoor toys. We had 14 people and we brought along 11 motorcycles, 2 four wheelers, a rhino, and 2 motorboats. And just so you know how much we love motorcycles, we didn't have room to bring them all so we had to leave a few behind.
We all spent a lot of time riding and everyone pretty much went down at least once and ended up with some bruises or road burn. Along with the bikes, we had two boats. One was for fishing and another for skiing, wakeboarding, or tubing. I don't have a lot of pictures from the boating since water and cameras don't mix too well. 
We did catch quite a few fish and the boys were pretty excited about that.
With everyone together it was also time to play some card games. My brothers, sisters, and their spouses all sat around the first night and played some penny poker. Joe won the pot.
Aspen also happened to have her second birthday the week we were there and we had a big party and Grandma McKay showed up to celebrate with us.
Island Park also happens to be a short drive from Yellowstone so one day we loaded up and headed over. We saw buffalo
and elk
and geysers and stink pots
and waterfalls
and of course who could forget old faithful
wait for it
boom!
On top of all that fun, Sandi and I had been missing the mountains so much since coming from Iowa that we decided to go on a hike. We first drove up to Sawtell Peak and then hiked across to Mount Jefferson. In the picture below Mt Jefferson is on the left and Sawtell on the right.
Sawtell Peak has a FAA radar staiton and road, so we rode a motorcycle to the top. In the left corner of the picture you can just make out the Grand Tetons. It was an amazing view.
One to the North of Henry's Lake
One to the South looking at Island Park. Grandma's cabin is hidden in the trees somewhere in the picture. 
The hike over to Mt Jefferson is about a 4.5 miles and around 1200 feet of elevation gain. We followed the ridgeline in the picture below.
The ridgeline represents the border between Idaho and Montana and we saw many of these boundary markers along the ridge. 
It was a great hike and nice to be back in the mountains. Here is our picture on top the 10,203 ft peak. 
We really had a good time on the vacation. I really look forward to doing it again. So, to Mom, I owe a big THANK YOU! for organizing, planning, and just plain being amazing!
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